humbertovarona / pCalcGeodist

Compute the distance between two geographic points (python code)

pCalcGeodist

Compute the distance between two geographic points (python code)

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import math

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1. calculate_distance Computes the distance between two points on the Earth's surface using the Haversine formula.

Arguments:

lat1: Latitude of the first point in degrees

lon1: Longitude of the first point in degrees

lat2: Latitude of the second point in degrees

lon2: Longitude of the second point in degrees

Returns: distance Distance between the two points in degrees

2. convert_distance Converts the distance to the specified unit

Arguments:

distance: Distance to convert

unit: Unit of measurement to convert to ("km", "miles", or "nm")

Returns: Converted distance

Usage example

lat1 = -2
lon1 = -30
lat2 = -1
lon2 = -30
    
distance = calculate_distance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2)
converted_distance = convert_distance(distance, "km")

print("The distance between the two points is approximately {:.2f} {}.".format(converted_distance, unit))